Suzzette AbbascianoTracking the DriverlessI ran a survey to collect word associations with driverless cars (a.k.a. autonomous cars, self-driving cars). The responses were quite…May 27, 2016May 27, 2016
Suzzette AbbascianoFoundations for Protecting and Encouraging Short-Term Rentals Being Set in ArizonaIn another step towards pushing the Grand Canyon State to embrace the sharing economy, Governor Doug Ducey signed SB 1350, a law which…May 16, 2016May 16, 2016
Suzzette AbbascianoinFair ContentColorado Will Set National Bar on Student Data Privacy ProtectionYesterday, on May 5th, the Colorado House unanimously passed House Bill 1423, which prohibits educational software and app developers from…May 6, 2016May 6, 2016
Suzzette AbbascianoinFair ContentBrazil Putting Social Network Companies Through Hoops in Quests for DataOn Monday, May 2nd Brazil blocked WhatsApp service for a second time in a span of 6 months because the messaging service had not turned…May 5, 2016May 5, 2016
Suzzette AbbascianoinFair ContentEuropean Parliament Approves Enhanced Cyber Powers for Europol to Combat Terrorism and CrimeThe European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee granted Europol with the ability to set up specialized units to immediately respond to…May 1, 2016May 1, 2016
Suzzette AbbascianoVolvo’s Autonomous Driving Cars to Hit UK Streets in 2017Volvo Cars will initiate an autonomous driving (AD) car trial in the United Kingdom. The test, dubbed ‘Drive Me London,’ aims to reduce…Apr 28, 2016Apr 28, 2016
Suzzette AbbascianoEnhanced Storytelling — Spotify Acquires CrowdAlbum to Help Music Artists Better Engage with FansWith the aim of building visual histories for artists and music events, CrowdAlbum photo and video aggregation platform will help Spotify…Apr 28, 2016Apr 28, 2016
Suzzette AbbascianoNational Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) Trolls the Twittersphere During Distracted…In a continued attempt to discourage individuals from using their cell phones while driving the NHTSA has been publicly shaming drivers who…Apr 27, 2016Apr 27, 2016
Suzzette AbbascianoinFair ContentJust Not Sports podcast Brings Attention to Online Harassment of Women through #MoreThanMean…Men were filmed reading aloud abusive tweets sent to sports journalists Sarah Spain (@SarahSpain) and Julie DiCaro (@JulieDiCaro). The…Apr 27, 2016Apr 27, 2016
Suzzette AbbascianoinFair ContentTwitter Ups its Fight Against Online HarassmentTo streamline the effort it takes users to report cases of abuse or harassment experienced on the micro-blogging platform, Twitter has…Apr 26, 2016Apr 26, 2016